I might not be as well seasoned as some of you, but I can’t stand listening to most videos in gaming or podcast. I just want to spend a minute looking something up and get back to playing. I don’t often have to look things up these days though. Maybe it’s just my perception, but there are more games that give you more than one way to do things so less my way or the highway need to look up something precisely. Or that could just be the type of games i play.

Niche games like Rimworld, still plenty of written material , same with EU IV.

I enjoy watching other people play games, but I don’t consider that in any way, shape or form a viable substitute for a searchable text document where I can find the solution to a specific problem I am having or just easily follow along in my own play without having to constantly pause and unpause.

I don’t remember if they were published by Prima, but I know I bought the strategy guides for both MOO 3 and Compost Outpost well in advance of release of the actual games, which served to get me even more excited about both.

I looked it up, and reading this, my heart is broken. I was born too late, too far away!

Published by SimTech, 1996. This is probably the best strategy guide ever, for one of the best sims ever. This huge guide covers every aspect of combat flying in the EF2000, from basic flight (even performance curves) to specific tips on air to air and air to ground training missions. The explanation of the use of padlock views is the best I have ever seen, bar none. Missile avoidance is also well done. This is a labor of love by a group of enthusiasts who spent hundreds of hours playing this sim and documenting what works and what doesn’t.

Actually, I already ordered one from my local amazon, although it will be used! But I secretly hope there might be some pen markings. I always enjoy stumbling upon those.
I need to stop ordering those books, but I love them so much! There are the mariage of my two favourite medias: games, and smelly paper things.